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After LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion Editor Suzanne Cassidy refused to publish my recent submitted column unless I accepted what I viewed as unnecessary edits, she declared in an Aug. 3 column that “LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion sought to edit, not silence” me.

Congressional Republicans, with President Trump, delivered on our promise to extend tax relief for families and small businesses. The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) puts more money back in families’ pockets, provides tax certainty for small businesses, secures our border, unleashes America’s energy potential, and strengthens our national security — all while producing the greatest savings of any reconciliation legislation in our nation’s history.

This legislation slows reckless spending and takes bold, pro-growth steps to help families recover after four devastating years. 

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker said Tuesday evening that new border restrictions announced by President Joe Biden didn’t go far enough to address the migrant crisis.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker’s bipartisan bill to help low-income earners save for retirement has won the support of AARP, the nonprofit that bills itself as the largest advocacy organization for Americans ages 50 and over.

Smucker’s proposal would target low-income workers who don’t have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan. These workers would be automatically enrolled in a federal-sponsored plan that takes 3% of their income and puts it into a savings account for their retirement, but participants can change their contribution rate.

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – The Bench Mark Program on S. Prince St. in Lancaster has been helping at-risk youth for a decade, and its founder had the chance to go to Washington D.C. to talk about his mission.

“We are the navigators who help them get through probation, children and youth and get them to whatever their goals are,” Will Kiefer, founder and executive director, said.

The non-profit uses a family of mentors who use weight lifting, academics, and career coaching to propel at-risk youth toward success.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker and members of the House Budget Committee on Thursday approved legislation that would form a bipartisan commission to study cutting the national debt, which reached $34 trillion this week.

The bill, co-sponsored by Smucker and Maine Democrat Jared Golden, would charge the commission with drafting a plan by May 2025 to improve the federal government’s long-term fiscal stability and “propose recommendations designed to balance the budget at the earliest reasonable date.”

Even though Liz Magill has resigned as University of Pennsylvania president, the school is still facing a congressional investigation prompted by her testimony before a House committee last week.